Phil Cousineau on the process of dreaming up journeys
“Reading old travel books or novels set in faraway places, spinning globes, unfolding maps, playing world music, eating in ethnic restaurants, meeting friends in cafes whose calls hold the soul-talk of decades — all these things are part of never-ending travel practice, not unlike doing scales on a piano, shooting free-throws, or meditating. These are the exercises that help lure the longing out of the soul and honor the brooding-over of unhatched ideas for journeys.”
–Phil Cousineau, The Art of Pilgrimage (1998)
November 6th, 2003 at 9:54 pm
Sometimes I am so far away from where I really am (especially when I’m home in the US) and I have no problems dreaming up journeys. But I recentlly wrote this to remind a friend that all our dreams are different:
November 28th, 2003 at 5:45 pm
Add to that list, old Classics Illustrated comic books. Who could be unmoved by the story of The Moonstone? A yellow diamond removed from the Moon-God’s forehead each night and guarded by three Brahmin priests until the end of time.
Or how about the picture art by Rudy Nappi on the old Nancy Drew books….